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Tuesday 17 April 2018 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 09:579:57 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:178:17 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:026:02 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:178:17 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 14° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 14° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:175:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:026:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:446:44 PM–19:067:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:446:44 PM–19:527:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5411:54 PM–25:251:25 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:358:35 AM–09:259:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:139:13 AM–10:4810:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2312:23 PM–13:581:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:482:48 PM–16:194:19 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:333:33 PM–17:095:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1511:15 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Roga06:026:02 AM–07:387:38 AMavoid
Udvega07:387:38 AM–09:139:13 AMavoid
Cara09:139:13 AM–10:4810:48 AMneutral
Lābha10:4810:48 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Amṛta12:2312:23 PM–13:581:58 PMgood
Kāla13:581:58 PM–15:333:33 PMavoid
Śubha15:333:33 PM–17:095:09 PMgood
Roga17:095:09 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:446:44 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Lābha20:098:09 PM–21:339:33 PMgood
Udvega21:339:33 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Śubha22:5810:58 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2312:23 AM+1–25:471:47 AM+1good
Cara25:471:47 AM+1–27:123:12 AM+1neutral
Roga27:123:12 AM+1–28:374:37 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:374:37 AM+1–30:016:01 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:026:02 AM to 30:016:01 AM+1

06:026:02 AM sunrise18:446:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 08:178:17 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 28:274:27 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 22:3810:38 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:178:17 AM
Bālavauntil 19:187:18 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:333:33 PM–17:095:09 PM
Pradoṣa 18:446:44 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 AM+1

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunrisePratipadā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:095:09 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 41 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā08:178:17 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī28:27 04:274:27 AM WedKṛttikā
YogaPrīti22:3810:38 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava08:178:17 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:01 06:016:01 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 760
Day length
12 h 41 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:596:59 AM
Moonset
19:587:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:026:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:175:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:026:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:026:02 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:358:35 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:358:35 AM09:259:25 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:139:13 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM13:581:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:482:48 PM16:194:19 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:333:33 PM17:095:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:446:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:446:44 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:446:44 PM19:067:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:446:44 PM19:527:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1511:15 PM24:0012:00 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5411:54 PM25:251:25 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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